ONE WOMAN'S MONEY FURNISHES A YOUNG MAN TO WED ANOTHER
A Denver Post tale recounts Charles Fates Bates using money from Estella Hankla to plan a wedding with Jennie Boice of Mitchell South Dakota. Police allege Bates pursued multiple women while absconding with funds. warrants issued and search extended to Fort Collins.
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Denver Post
Charles KF. Bates
Jennie Rolce
Chest of Police
Bates
Ates
Denver
Mitchell
Estella Hankln
Stoutstreet
Charles Fates
Jennie Boice
S. D
Hankln
Posiby
St. D
Estella Hankla
Hankla
Champa Street
William H. Bates
Miss Boice
Ife
Manta
Charter Oak
Jinnkla
Vine Grove
S. J
Fort Collins
Modern Heating and Plumbing Wins City Hall Contract
Modern Heating and Plumbing Co secures a contract to equip the city hall building. A special meeting of the city council was held to approve the award and discuss project details.
City Hall Plumbing Bid Awarded to Modern Heating
Friday council session opened bids for city hall plumbing. Five bidders entered, with Modern Heating and Plumbing Co. selected as the lowest bid at 545 dollars after evaluating Yankton M Heating & Plumbing Co 724.50 U A Heuerman 627.90 E B VanAlstine 550 and Modern 545. It was also decided to purchase four American plate glass windows for the front of the city hall building.
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New
City Hall
Yankton M Heating & Plumbing Co
U. A. Heuerman
Modern Heating and Plumbing Co
E. B. VanAlstine
Yankton
Modern Heating & Plumbing Co
Milwaukee Road to Coast Ambitions Highlight Sioux City Talks
Sioux City business leaders report Milwaukee Road officials focus on extending lines toward the coast. Officials discussed extending the Chamberlain line to the Black Hills and possibly to Tacoma and Seattle, with Platte and Yankton routes also mentioned and major Sioux City shops anticipated.
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Sioux City Journal
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Black Hills
Milwaukee
Chamberlain
Tacoma
Seattle
A. J. Earling
Road
Platte
Coast
Lease funds and capital move in South Dakota
City of Mitchell holds a lease with the state for occupancy of the city hall after the November 1904 election while a debate over the state capital location unfolds. The piece discusses sympathy for moving the capital and argues Mitchell would gain time to build a fitting capitol, contrasting with Pierre’s potential budget pressures.
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Pierre
Mitchell
Grand Commonwealth
Sixty-Two Years Married for A S and Mrs Curtis
Mar and Mrs A S Curtis marked sixty two years of marriage on Thursday July 14. Local groups including the Grand Army of the Republic Odd Fellows Daughters of Rebekah and the Woman's Relief Corps sent tokens though health limits limited festivities. Mr Curtis is 86 and Mrs Curtis 82 as the Republican offers congratulations and wishes for many more years together.
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Mar
A. S. Curtis
Grand Army of the Republic
Odd Fellows
Daughters of
Rebekah
Woman’s Relief Corps
Lease acceptance by City of Mitchell to State of South Dakota
City receipts show Mitchell enters lease with the state for property owned by Mitchell City. Lease runs to the State after the November 8 1904 election. Governor will receive one duplicate signed copy.
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Mitchell
W. L. Baker
Minnehaha National Bank
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
City of
Geo. A. Silsby
J. G. Markham
S. D
Mitchell builds city hall to house state government
The piece argues Mitchell delivers the goods with a near ready city hall for the state at the corn palace. It describes a three story 85 by 110 foot structure with Vaults for records and rooms for Senate House committees and Supreme Court officers. It claims steam heat electric light ventilation and permanence in capital location.
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Pierre
Mitchell
Corn Palace
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Mitchhell
Method of drawing for Rosebud land allotment begins
Commissioner W A Richards leaves Washington for the east after arranging Rosebud drawing details. The process starts July 28 in Chamberlain with 1000 names drawn daily for three days, then the rest until all names are drawn. Registrants’ names and details are sealed and forwarded to Chamberlain for orderly randomization.
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Yankton
Bonesteel
Fairfax
Chamberlain
Rosebud
Long Distance Line Approved For Yankton Company
County commissioners granted permission to Independent Telephone Co of Yankton to use county roadways to install poles for a long distance telephone line. The Yankton based firm, led by president BR A Bruce and secretary J J Wagner, plans to extend from Mitchell toward Yankton and may expand beyond Mitchell.
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Independent Telephone Co
Yankton
BR. A. Bruce
J. J Wagner
Mitchell
City Hall Bluff Claim Shocks Clark County Men
Three visitors from Clark county say they learned from Pierre papers that Mitchell city hall for capital purposes is a sham. One man intends to show Clark county residents the alleged bluff by Pierre officials regarding the building.
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Clark County
Chamberlain
Pierre
Mitchell
Vierre
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Lyons’ Grocery
Scall IN Bros
Wecrantca
Johnson & Company
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Hall Building
Milwaukee Road
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Pierre Board of Trade
Mrs. Curtis
the Cashiers
Rosebud Reservation
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